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In the will of openess and exchange characterizing research worldwide, the Business Model Community (BMC) has been created in 2008 to share theoretical arguments and empirical research on business models. The ultimate goal is to create cumulative knowledge and fill the gap between academics and practitioners, This website launched in May 2008 has been enriched progressively thanks to the contributions of researchers worldwide. At the beginning of 2017, 345 members compose BMCommunity.

We invite scholars rooted in any discipline (economics, strategy, marketing, information systems, HRM, finance…) to become members of the community (being included in the research directory) and to send their working papers, call for papers or announcements.

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Authors from any discipline may consider a submission of their working papers related to business models. Practitioners may also submit their reflections and analyses on the topic. Both theoretical papers and quantitative or qualitative analyses are welcome. Papers concerning any kind of organizations (firms, non-profit organizations, government….) and any industry are welcome. Papers may be submitted in any language.

Working papers of the Business Model Community are more and more downloaded and cited.

Register and submit your working papers and slides so that our community becomes over time more comprehensive and larger !

We are glad to announce the newest paper by Kremer, Jouison and Verstraete : "Learning and Teaching the Business Model : The Contribution of a Specific and Dedicated Web Application", Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 20(2), 2017

Journal of Business Models released a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Healthcare business models platforms and ecosystems. Read more on our Announcements section and

Read the latest Paper by Gamble, Brennan & McAdam of how crowdfunding is affecting music industry business models, published in Journal of Business Research, in our Working Papers section!

Electronic Markets is issuing a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on "Business model innovation: Tools and Innovation patterns". More info on our Announcements section and

Read the latest paper by Rietveld in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal about creating and capturing value from freemium BM ! You can access it by

Read the latest paper written by Snihur & Tarzijan, forthcoming in Long Range Planning, in our Working Papers section! Snihur Y. and Tarzijan J., "Managing Complexity in a Multi-Business-Model Organization".

Journal of Business Models issued a Call for Papers on "sustainable value creation through business models". More info on Announcements!

We are glad to share with you the latest paper of two of our members : Cosengz F., Noto G., (2017), A dynamic business modelling approach to design and expriment new business venture strategies, Long Range Planning. DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2017.07.001

The latest paper written by Sengur Y. and Sengur F.K has been published ! Sengur Y. and Sengur F.K (2017) : Airlines define their business models : a content analysis, World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol 6, No.2, pp.141-154

In a basic sense, the business model is about how a company organizes to sustain itself. It draws on a multitude of subjects including entrepreneurship, strategy, organization, finance, marketing and operations management. In a more developed approach, business models are the choices (in terms of deployed resources and competences, value propositions, and internal/external organization) made by a firm to operate (Demil and Lecocq, 2010). Business model is a concept that is now crucial for entrepreneurship and that constitute a very promising perspective for research in strategic management, based on a pragmatic innovative approach. Indeed, rather than competitive advantage, business model approach stresses the revenue generation process and its consequence on profit. The burst of the business model terminology has led more and more scholars rooted in disciplines ranging from information systems to economics to study business models. Business Models raised questions related to innovation processes, entrepreneurship, organization, marketing and strategic management. As a support to the researchers and practitioners, we have created the business modelcommunity. We hope to lead to a greater understanding of the business model concept and of the best practices on business models decision and implementation.

Journal of Business Models released a Call for Papers on the subject : "Business Models, Platforms and Ecocsystems in Healthcare - Data, Devices and Technology". Papers are expected to tackle "studies focusing on preventive or medical care context in which the data, technology and devices are used as a resource for creation and evolution of new business models and ecosystems".Deadline is March 31st. You can find the entire Call for Papers

Electronic Markets is issuing a Special Issue on "Business model innovation: Tools and Innovation patterns". Deadline is May 15th 2018. Guest editors : Mark de Reuver, Delft University of Technology ; Harry Bouwman, Delft University of Technology; Erwin Fielt, Queensland University of Technology; Marikka Heikkilä, University of Tukku; and Omar El Sawy USC Marshall School of Business. You can find more info on the topic and central issues

HSBC Business School is pleased to invite you to its 5th International Roundtable on Business Models! Hosted byHSBC Business School, Peking University, the aim of the Roundtable is to create a platform for the fusion of insights from both research and practice. The workshop will incorporate presentations by academics and by practitioners and in-depth discussions of key issues among participants.The Roundtable will take place in Shenzhen, China, from December 13th to December 15th. Registration is mandatory and open until December 10th. For more info, please check the following link :

The Journal of Business Models issued a Call for Papers on the topic on "Sustainable value creation through business models". This issue will deal with notably forms of sustainable value creations and dealing with the trade-offs associated. It will emphasize on ecological and social issues, but also welcomes sociological, cultural and psychological perspectives, and is open to all forms of research. Full papers and short papers are invites. The full paper submission is expected by 15th January 2018, and the issue shall be published during summer 2019. You can fin all the info here :

The network for Business Sustainability (www.nbs.net) has released a new report examining how business models can provide a platform for sustainability and shared value creation. The main report provides a synthesis of the literature and practices of business models for shared value (prepared by Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Lorenzo Massa, Nancy Bocken, Alan Brent and Josephine Musango). Lorenzo Massa, Florian Lüdeke-Frend, ans Nancy Buken have also repared a guide for executives that highlights actionable insights for managers.

You can find the two reports here :

SKEMA Business School and the Research Center of Strategy SKEMA are glad to invite you to its Workshop "Emergent Issues in Business Models Literature". It will take place on March 31st, 2017, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m, Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, room 761, Paris. Three main topics will be explored : new ways of doing business, measuring business model performance of a disruptive innovation, and mechanismes leading to business model innovation. Prof. Mircea Epure, Prof. Andres Hervad-Drane and Prof. Maria Rita Micheli are the three invited researchers. Registration is compulsory due to limited space, before March 16th. If you're interested, you can register here : http://doodle.com/poll/9ysb3ar27fqnnm67

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The International Journal of Innovation Management has published a review article on business model patterns : "The Business Model Pattern Database - A Tool for Systematic Business Model Innovation", by Gerrit Remane, Andre Hanelt, Jan F. Tesch, and Lutz M. Kolbe (2017, Vol.21 No.1), available at http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1363919617500049 . This article is supported by a free app including all 182 business model patterns from the article, available at www.bmp-database.com (for Android, iOS coming soon)

Call for Papers : Special Issue of Tourism Review on Business Models in Tourism.

A call for papers for the 19th DMI: Academic Design Management Conference, London, United Kingdom, September 2-4, 2014. Special track on business models: Sub-theme 5d) “Design(ers) thinking and disruptive business model innovation: creating mental models or tangible models?” by P. Badke-Schaub and L.W.L.Simonse. More information :http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/conference/academic14/conference_tracks.h

The Business Model Buzz” which is a 12 hour business model marathon. Visionary thinkers and innovative practitioners gathered to interact, learn and apply the latest methods and advanced tools on business modelling. On March 27, in Aalborg. More information :

The ESRC Research Seminar Series about “Business models: Rationale, applications and interorganizationality”, London, 7 February 2014. Further information from : Gwen.Coombs@uwe.ac.uZ

A call for papers for the 30th EGOS Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 3-5, 2014. Special track on business models: Sub-theme 27 “Business models and strategies: Organizations and alternative forms of organizing” by S. Häfliger, C. Baden-Fuller and V. Mangematin. More information : http://www.egosnet.org/home

A call for papers for the 14th EURAM Annual Conference, Valencia, Spain, June 4-7, 2014. Special track on business models: Sub-theme 6 “Innovation” and Sub-theme 14 “Strategic Management”. More information : http://www.euram-online.org/

A call for papers for a special issue on the topic: “Business Model for sustainability” The Journal Organization and Environment. For details, please either download the file attached herewith or visit: http://ow.ly/nq319

The editors-in-chief of the Journal of Business Models are proud to announce that it will be airing its first issues. The inaugural issue will be launched over the period of January to June 2014 and also a special issue from the NFF conference in Iceland with the title "The business model eruption: how game changing mind sets challenge existing nodes of business" will be ready early in the year. Check out the website here: http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/JOBM/index We are welcoming all research contributions from the Business Model Community. On top of that, practitioner contributions and book reviews are also most welcome. As we are sustaining a double-blind review process, we would urge you to sign up as reviewers here: http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/JOBM/information/authors and by sending a hint of interest to Christian Nielsen on chn@business.aau.dk.

A call for applications for a 2 year post-doc position in management of creativity and innovation, at Beta-Strasbourg.

A call for applications for the position of full time faculty, global entertainment and music business in the Berklee Valencia Graduate Studies.

A call for papers for a special issue on the topic: “Unveiling the economic rationale behind the social business model” The Journal Social Business. For details, please either download the file attached herewith or visit: http://www.westburn-publishers.com/sb-call-for-papers/unveiling-the-economic-rationale-behind-the-social-business-model.html

Special News : The paper "Crowdsourcing as a solution to distant search" written by Christopher Tucci and Allan Afuah, won the Award for Best Academy of Management Review, Article of the year 2012. Congrats !

Special Issue on “Business Model Innovation”, Edited by Joakim Björkdahl and Magnus Holmén. Now published in the International Journal of Product Development (IJPD), 2013 Vol. 18 No. 3/4. The Special issue can be accessed at :http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=ijpd&year=2013&vol=18&issue=3/4

Special Issue of R&D Management, “Business Model Innovation”, Edited by Patrick Spieth, Joan Ricart and Dirk Schneckenberg. The deadline for submissions is 31st July 2013 and the special issue is intended for publication in early 2014.

Journal of Business Models. Our colleagues from CREBS in Aalborg are launching the brand new Journal of Business Models. Here is the URL of the journal: http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/JBM. To register as an author and submit:, please go to http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/JBM/information/authors